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1. Because it's hard enough being a spectator, let alone running
2. Because attempting to do Punch and Judy without puppets was always going to be a struggle
3. Because we never quite nailed the Daftpunk impression
4. Because we've never quite got over coming second in the Dartford Short Shorts competition
5. Because wearing a rain mack when it's not raining stopped being cool in the 80s
6. Because it's very hard to recover from wearing an actual dunce's hat
7. Because Twister without a mat isn't actually fun
8. Because, even when we're meant to be on holiday, we can't stop thinking about work
9. Because, even as we got older, we didn't quite nail the Daftpunk impression
10. Because, when you've been single a long time, anything will do
11. Because we'll probably end up like this
12. Because we've already planned the party and you're all invited
As you can see, the fact we've achieved anything with our lives, let alone running 10k, is frankly remarkable.
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